A new wildfire was reported today at 6:06 p.m. in Kern County, California. Como Fire has been burning on private land. At ...

Thousands of Kern County residents gathered to witness a dazzling fireworks display, marking Independence Day with a sense of ...

Firefighters in Southwest Bakersfield responded to a two-alarm structure fire this morning, marking just one of several ...

Kern County officials are urging the public to enjoy professional fireworks displays and avoid using illegal fireworks at ...

The Rotary Club of Tehachapi welcomed Wendy Ward, Kern County wildfire mitigation coordinator, to the June 19 meeting to give ...

Kern County's already poor air quality worsens during July 4th celebrations, with pollution spiking to dangerous levels that ...

A collision involving two vehicles occurred around 11 p.m. at the intersection of South Fairfax Road and Hermosa Road in ...

An inmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano died after he was found in his cell with serious injuries Friday morning, ...

Eight hundred twenty-two felony cases. That is how many felony theft and drug cases the Kern County District Attorney’s ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...

The July 4 death of a Kern Valley State Prison inmate is under investigation as a homicide, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Staff at the Delano prison at 6:21 a.m.

July 5, 2025 – DELANO, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the July 4, ...